Rapid Fire
Kandukuri Veeresalingam
- 20 Apr 2024
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16th April was the birth anniversary of reformer Kandukuri Veeresalingam.
- Kandukuri Veeresalingam (16th April 1848 – 27th May 1919) :
- He was a social reformer and writer from the Madras Presidency of British India. He was influenced by the ideals of Brahmo Samaj.
- He is considered as the father of the Telugu Renaissance movement.
- He was one of the early social reformers who encouraged the education of women and the remarriage of widows (which was not supported by society during his time).
- He also fought against child marriage and the dowry system.
- He started a school in Dowlaiswaram in 1874.
- He constructed the 'Brahmo Mandir' in 1887 and built the 'Hithakarini School' in 1908 in Andhra Pradesh.
- His novel Rajasekhara Charitramu is considered to be the first novel in Telugu literature.
Read More: Socio-Religious Reform Movements Part:I , Part:II
